Ivan Ljubicic #54 def. Florent Serra #56

4-6 6-3 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Florent Serra 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 18, 2009*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Florent Serra
Aces	19	4
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	71	67
First serve points won %	76	69
Second serve points won %	71	71
Break points saved %	75	0
Break points converted %	100	25
Service points won %	74	70
Return points won %	30	26
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Florent Serra
Country	CRO	FRA
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Feb 28, 1981
Age	30	28
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	54	56
Ranking points (entering)	906	901
Elo (entering)	1,843	1,680
Current career W-L	404–284	123–170
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$2,969,796

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #54 2 – 0 Florent Serra #56

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rajeev Ram #126	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2009	Q2
Jesse Levine #119	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2009	Q1

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #4	6-7(5) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2009	R32

Florent Serra's path

No prior matches in this tournament.